2021 Mingaco Moscatel

This 100% Moscatel de Alexandria is crafted from own‐rooted bush vines over 30 years old, cultivated on clay‐granite soils rich in quartz at 300 meters altitude facing south in Chile’s Secano Interior (Valle del Itata) region. Winemakers Daniela De Pablo and Pablo Pedreros employ meticulous vineyard practices, with grapes harvested by hand and destemmed prior to fermentation. The vinification process involves fermenting the must in open‐top fiberglass tanks—often outdoors under an oak tree and without temperature control—with a 12‐day skin maceration period that imparts an orange wine character. Following fermentation, the wine is pressed and transferred into 6‑year‑old American oak barrels (or neutral oak in some instances) where it rests on its lees for 11 months in an adobe cellar. Production details include techniques such as fermentación Pipeña and, in certain cases, minimal sulfur management, and the wine is bottled without fining or filtering to preserve its authentic expression.